the candidates on the final push for your vote as we head into election day. i was rocking my wings to try and get everybody's attention and i had to put it down. a pilot makes an emergency landing on a bay area freeway in the middle of the morning commute. it's a really, really rough. yesterday was really windy and the conditions are quite dangerous. to deadly boating accidents in just 3 days and a dramatic story of surviva.

good afternoon. i'm kristen and i'm dan ashley. thanks for joining us for the 2nd time in 3 days, crews are investigating a fatal boating accident in bodega bay. one person died this morning after a boat capsized near bodega head. this comes after another boat capsized on saturday. only one person, and 11 year old boy, survived. abc 7 news reporter louis pena has the latest on the two incidents. rescue crews have been working since saturday night searching for people in bodega bay in separate incidents, two boats capsized. one saturday evening with 6 people on board and a second one monday morning with two men. the water's really, really rough. the ocean is really dangerous right now. saturday was the beginning of crabbing season, attracting many to this area law enforcement confirming 6 people were on the boat that capsized saturday. 3 adults and 3 children at least one body found in the water. an 11 year old boy, the sole survivor so far, he self rescue,

so he was able to make it to shore and stay the night on the shore and in the morning he walked up and he was found by passersby on highway 1 and he survived. it's really miraculous that he that he made it according to the sonoma county sheriff's department, the 11 year old has been reunited with his mom. he confirmed everyone on the boat had a life jacket monday around 7:10 a.m. another tragedy. there was a person who was watching the incident and that person reported that it was a boat with 2 men on board that had capsized and they could see those two men, you know, in the water and, and struggling us coast guard and sonoma county sheriff crews responded quickly to the area. involves again, a 21 ft uh pleasure craft boats, but to, uh, two males aboard one of those males was located and pronounced deceased. as conditions worsen, the surge has now shifted into a recovery mode for the missing 4 on saturday and the surge continues for the

missing fishermen from monday's capsized boat fellow fishermen. they have a passion just like me. sorry about the emotion. um and seeing that happens that really puts in perspective, meaning the fishing community staying away as the water conditions and winds intensify. you travel down here, you've spent some money to get here. might be your only chance and you say, i gotta go. don't do i. in bodega bay, los pena abc 7 news. and from a tragedy on the water to a mishap in the air, a shocking morning for commuters in the south bay as a plane landed on highway 85 in the middle of rush hour. it was a dramatic sight certainly for the drivers. check out this video just obtained by abc 7 news. you can see the plane land on the freeway that there it is right there and it comes to a stop near the shoulder that plane stayed on the highway for hours before crews could clear it out of the way. abc 7 news southby

reporter zach fuentes has more on what happened from the. pilate himself. parked on the highway for hours, the pilot of this single engine cubcrafter cc-11 is lucky to be alive. peterson conway, a father of 3 daughters and husband is grateful to land a plane in a small area, so i guess i'm luck. conway commutes from a farm in carmel to palo alto every other day and was the only person on board. he left carmel at 6 in the morning and asked the airport to fill the plane up with fuel. we don't know what happened. if that happened or it didn't, but clearly i had an engine out a mayday call into the palo alto airport where he was headed. they tried to divert him to san jose, but he said he wouldn't have made it, so he had to think fast. then saw kids running out into the football field i was trying to make and i couldn't make that. northbound traffic on 85 was back to back and nobody would be able to see me coming down on top of them, so i opted to land on the southbound lane. he made that

landing just around 7:15 monday morning on southbound highway 85 just before de anza boulevard. to try and get everybody's attention and i had to put it down. no one was injured. it took crews 6 hours to remove the plane after taking the wings off and loading it onto a tow truck. neighbors took to the overpass for hours, watching the process unfold. it was a miracle that he didn't hit any oncoming traffic since he landed into oncoming traffic. could have been a disaster. the plane wasn't the only disruption on the southbound side of highway 85 monday morning as crews were preparing to interview the chp about the plane landing, 2 trucks crashed into each other and hit a chp patrol car. no one was seriously hurt. after that, a 6 car crash closed all lanes of highway 85 south, just a couple of minutes from where crews were still clearing the plane, adding to the traffic nightmare, though grateful that there were no serious injuries, conway said he's sorry for the impact on the community. i feel horrible to everybody in their morning commute and all the first responders here after the

wings were removed, the plane was towed to palo alto in cupertino, zac fuentes, abc 7 news. turning now to the weathe, we have a red flag warning ahea. we do, and spencer christian is here with a first look at the forecast. spencer, ok, dan and christian, well we've got uh falling humidity and rising wind speeds and it's dry out there. that means high fire danger. so here's our red flag warning for high fire danger goes into effect at 11:00 a.m. tomorrow is in effect until 7 a.m. thursday. during that period of time, winds will be out of the north, northeast, around 25 mph or higher, gusts up to and perhaps even above 55 mph at times. and the humidity, of course will be down to about 15% or lower, which is dangerously low. right now we're looking at just moderate winds and breezes near the coast and the bay, but by this time tomorrow we'll see wind speeds, sustained wind speeds between 25 and 30 mph and again with gusts over 50 mph right now we're ■looking at relative humidity critically low between below 25% over much of the bay area this time tomorrow

it will be below 15% over a wide swath of the bay area so you can see why this fire danger is increasing and is go to linger for a couple of days. i'll have the full actually where the 7 day forecast in just a few minutes. dan and kristen, thank, spencer. uh, peachy and amy shut off power starting tomorrow in some parts of the bay area to prevent the equipment from sparking wildfires, pgd is preparing for shut offs in parts of alameda, contra costa, lake napa, sonoma, santa clara, and solano counties. abc 7 news reporter leslie brinkley is live with the details and what it means for voters tomorrow, leslie. well, what we know so far is pg&e has notified yesterday 15,000 customers that they could experience a psps or power shut off this week. they said they were going to notify more people, a substantial number this afternoon and some people have said, well, we had rain last week, aren't we ok? no, we're not. apparently this dry air several days of very dry

conditions have meant that the fuel has now dried out and we're in fire danger. fire season isn't over. pinie is taking this week's november fire danger potential seriously as they warned of potential power shutoffs including parts of contra costa, alameda, napa, sonoma, santa clara, santa cruz, and solano counties starting tuesday evening around 8 p.m. this potential psps event is actually the strongest pressure gradient difference which really drives the wind and the dry the dry conditions. 2021. the power shutoffs could happen right after the polls close at 8 o'clock tuesday night and continue through the peak wind event forecast for wednesday. the two polling places that could be affected are in middletown in lake county, and in los gatos in the south bay. there are only 2 polling locations that are currently

forecasted and we don't anticipate needing to shut off power until after the polls close, just in case in an abundance of caution we are providing backup generation. just to make sure that elections can proceed. pg&e has also setting up 23 customer resource centers where customers can plug in and charge phones during the wind event if we do see um power outages that affect polling places, there can be emergency measures taken to say extend voting by an hour or two to make sure that people who are there, um, uh, have a chance to cast their ballots. it's highly unusual for weather to impact california voters who can vote early by mail or by dropping off a ballot as long as ballots are postmarked by tomorrow, the vote will count if it's received within 7 days. places slopes of mount diablo behind me from, uh, clayton, uh, all the way down to san ramon. those are some of the pockets where there

are psps alerts out more coming from what pinie has told us. if you want to find out if you're ok in your home, you should have already been contacted, but you can look ahead at future psps on the pg&e website reporting live in walnut creek. i'm leslie brinkley, abc 7 news. leslie, thank you. want to stay with abc 7 news for updated information as the conditions change over the next few days. you can track the fire danger and access the same live doppler 7 that uh spencer and all of our entire weather team uses. it's available at abc7news.com or wherever you stream abc 7 news. a lot more coming for you this monday. the last minute push for votes before election day and we'll also get the inside scoop with abc 7 insider phil mateer and we're going to take you live to howard university as students. get to watch the boats come in with alum and presidential candidate kamala harris. another bay area school district on the cusp of closing

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to go to san francisco ethics commission has fined mayoral candidate mark farrell, uh, nearly $110,000 over campaign funds. abc 7 news reporter monica madden joins us live now

with the details on that and what the other candidates are doing today. monica, hey there, kristen. about 25% of san francisco voters have already cast their ballots, so this could impact some people's choices. ferrell has been fighting off campaign ethics allegations for weeks now and his support has dipped in recent polls, but with ranked choice voting. anything can happen. this is at san francisco, one day left to go. mayoral hopeful mark farrell playing defense on election eve. the city's ethics commission alleging farrell took 93,000 in contributions from his political action committee for prop d and use that money in his race for mayor. in a statement, ferrell telling abc 7 news, quote, we agreed to a settlement for an accounting error that we corrected and publicly disclosed months ago, which led us to terminate our prior legal counsel for this matter. his messaging online focused on the positive. i believe we will win tomorrow. the other candidates vying for the keys to san francisco also making their closing arguments to voters monday. incumbent mayor london

breed has the challenge of persuading voters to give her a second term. give me another chance to continue to work that we know needs to be done here. with perception problems around the city's biggest issues. freed is focused on optimism. it takes a lot of work to run a very complicated layered bureaucratic city, and i've been able to. remove a lot of barriers and a lot of that is working. this just didn't happen overnight. it took a lot of hard work, a lot of collaboration and my hope is that people are starting to see the difference, feel the difference political newcomer daniel lori vowing to bring change to city hall. there's going to be a new era of accountable leadership in city hall.fit executive telling voters he'll be ready on day on. i know how that building works. i have a track record of getting big things done, whether it's building housing, whether it's building shelter, both at a fraction of the time and cost of supervisors president aaron peskin saying he's staying out of the political dogfights while

the other candidates are beating up on each other in the city of san francisco, we've run a really positive campaign in every neighborhood in every community of this city, and we've really been running on the issues. he's most focused on solutions and i'm not only going to combat crime, but i'm also going to combat corruption at city hall with an office of the inspector general. at stake, the city's reputation as leaders work to chart a new path forward. and typically as we are with other races, we would look at polling to get an idea of where voters are at right now. the latest polls showed daniel luri coming out on top, but those numbers are from the san francisco chronicle and our two weeks old, so no recent polling to get an idea of where voters stand right now, dan kristen, well, we'll find out very soon, won't we, monica? thank you so much. yes, we will. and now joining us to talk about the implications of these latest headlines is ab 7 news insider phil mati. hey phil, what do you think? well, this isn't good

news for mark farrell. he's been having a bumpy ride. daniel luri his chief competitor to try to replace uh mayor london breed has spent millions of dollars on television ads slamming mark farrell for past ethical questions of financing of campaigns and such loaned on his house so he's made it an issue what you have here is a reinforcement of that or a verdict from the san francisco ethics commission, uh, some people are questioning the timing of it, saying the exactly. ok, what are the options? you either have it before the election. or you have it after the election and if it's after the election, people said you sat on it. the agenda came out and that's how this came up. they've already had the settlement a couple of weeks ag, so this has been in the works for a while. the surprising thing was that the ethics commission, which usually takes years, actually got this thing done pretty quick. let's jump across to the east bay, the recalls in oakland for the mayor, district attorney, what do you make on what's happening? well, the latest polls from the oakland chamber of commerce indicate that mayor sing tao, the embattled mayor of oakland

is indeed on the ropes with. 50 to 60% of the voters saying that they are in favor of a recall, uh, she hasn't gotten any news on the good news on the budget side she's gotten some better news on the crime side, but it's the voters right now are in a mood that is not favorable for an incumbent, whether you're mayor of london breed or you're oakland mayor shane tao you add on the budget problems you had the fbi investigations. you have all these other things and, and she hasn't been charged with any crimes, so she says she's not the target of the fbi raid on her house, but that it's none of that helps there about the state elections so much money has gone into that as well, but where, where's the big money? the biggest money this year is not in the sports gaming or it's not an insurance it's not in the some of the things we've seen in the past, uh, the biggest money is on rent control, uh, proposition 303 is out there and that would allow cities and counties to set up their own rent controls, say how much you can raise rent annually. it's being opposed by the. uh uh uh

apartment owners association and there's been $350 million raised and spent on the 10 ballot measures in front of voters, half of which you probably don't even know anything about, and neither did i until i had to get studied up on, but on this one you've seen it on tv ads all the time on, on abc 7 because more than half of that um of that 350 million has gone into that measure. that's how much money there is in this issue. there is in this issue this and in proposition 34, the rent control initiative has been put on the. repeatedly by a guy by the name of michael weinstein, who heads up the aids healthcare foundation and he uses the foundation's money for the political cause, so on this year, the some of the people up in sacramento put a measure on called proposition 34, which would prevent him from doing this in the future. so this is where the big money is on rent control and in in an area where housing is tight this is a paramount issue. it's a huge issue for us here right, phil, thanks very much. tomorrow will be an interesting night for sure. thank you. it will be. all

right, we're gonna be together you guys uh alright stay with abc 7 for continuing coverage on the election starting at 4 tomorrow. you can watch abc news live coverage of all the national races, and you can watch the local results starting at 8 p.m. when the polls close on our abc 7 news streaming channels wherever you stream abc 7. all right, just ahead, what everyone needs right now a cute and cuddly friend. how these guys are helping out some heroes. i'm a christian relative community is critically low. winds are getting gusty, and we have high fire danger for the next several days. i'll have the active 7 day forecast coming up in just a moment

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needed moisture over the weekend, but now that we've got these dry winds blowing in the fuels are getting drier. our vegetation and of course the fire danger is increasing. let's take a look at the satellite radar composite image. and you can see clear skies, high pressure in control of our weather right now. and that's going to be the pattern for the next several days. but along with the clear skies, we've got intensifying wind speeds, a very, very critically low relative humidity. and so we have a red flag warning for high fire danger in effect from 11 a.m. tomorrow to 7 a.m. thursday. during that period of time, winds will generally be out of the north northeast at about 25mph or higher, and gusts may be over 55mph. and we've got relative humidity that will be dropping into the low teens 11, 12, 13% at times. now. right now, the wind is relatively calm. it's a little breezy in some spots near the coastline, but will these winds will ramp up by this time tomorrow for sure. it's also quite a bit warmer right now than at this time yesterday. in most bay area locations up in the north bay, 5 to 8 degrees warmer here in san francisco, six degrees warmer

than at this time yesterday. livermore seven degrees warmer. so let's take a closer look. here's the view from sutro tower looking out over san francisco, where it's currently 66 degrees. we've got 70 right now at oakland and hayward, mid 70s at san jose and redwood city, 59 at half moon bay. and a beautiful view from mount tam looking down onto the bay. notice the absence of clouds. 78 up north at santa rosa. we've got 73 degrees at petaluma, napa and fairfield. at 75 apiece at concord and livermore. and looking at mainly blue sky over the golden gate. these are our forecast headlines into this evening. we'll have clear skies, breezy conditions, even gusty at times. of course, the stronger gusts will be with us tomorrow and then tomorrow through thursday. dry, gusty. and of course, that red flag warning i pointed out to you. and over the weekend we expect unsettled weather. clouds will move in a little drizzle is likely, we'll gain some more moisture and we'll be all the fire danger will be behind us. we hope we also have a beach hazards statement in effect until 7:00 this evening. wave heights are elevated. we could see breaking waves up to about

10 to 14ft high. and with this kind of a condition, there's a risk of dangerous sneaker waves or rip currents. i'm going to go to overnight conditions mainly clear overnight. a few clouds will be around low temperatures will range from mid and upper 40s in the coolest inland locations to about 50 degrees around the bay shoreline. highs tomorrow. low 60s at the coast, low 70s around the bay. mid 70s inland. and here's the accuweather seven day forecast once again. oh well, a reminder tomorrow is election day. in case you hadn't noticed, if you haven't voted already, no excuses for not getting out there tomorrow as the weather will be lovely. although gusty and dry. red flag warning in effect through thursday, november. warmth holds through friday and drizzle is likely over the weekend with much cooler weather on monday and a chance of some rain drizzle. we could use that rain. we sure can diminish the fire danger. yeah. >> thanks, spencer. okay. >> contra costa fire welcomed its newest first responders today. not only are they adorable, but they'll provide a much needed service. the district launched its new peer

support canine program with a swearing in ceremony. these highly trained companions will provide firefighters, command staff and their families with comfort and care. >> as first responders, we often witness and experience traumatic events that can leave lasting emotional and psychological scars. >> our peer support canine teams provide a unique and effective form of therapy that helps our firefighters cope with the challenges they face by reducing stress, improving morale, and fostering a sense of camaraderie within our organization. >> a fire investigation, canine and a search and rescue canine were also sworn in today. >> very good. all right. well, the last minute push on this election eve. >> what the candidates are doing today to try to get your vote. >> i'm julian glover, live in washington on howard university's campus, where in just 24 hours from now, vice president kamala harris will be watching those election results roll in. as you can see, security is tight there. putting the last minute finishing

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final push for candidates focusing on the swing states. today, vice president kamala harris. >> today, the final sprint before election day. vice president kamala harris in scranton, pennsylvania. are we ready to do this? >> we're ready to get out the vote. we're ready to win. yes. >> harris spending the entire day in pennsylvania. it's the battleground state with the most electoral college votes up for grabs. 19. former president trump also there today, plus michigan and north carolina. >> you know, they have an expression. i hate the expression, actually, but it's ours to lose. >> trump also talking immigration november 5th, 2024 will be liberation day in america. >> and on day one, i will launch the largest deportation of criminal program in american history. >> reporter. >> the focus for both candidates

winning enough of those swing states to get to 270 electoral college votes. >> the easiest way for kamala harris hold the upper midwest. if she wins wisconsin, michigan and pennsylvania 270 electoral votes. exactly. that is the magic number with no margin for error whatsoever. on the other hand, let's talk about what donald trump needs to do. obviously, breaking through the blue wall is a big deal. but here's the path for him. if he takes nevada and arizona out west, where he's had some polling advantages, and in the south georgia and north carolina, he's on the precipice, 268 electoral votes, one state away. >> more than 78 million americans have already voted 35 million by mail. almost 43 million in person. that is a record. perry russom abc news the white house great strides an enormous effort have been made taken this year to keep election workers and your ballots safe in detroit. >> bulletproof glass and a panic button for workers have been installed. security is also very tight in maricopa county,

arizona, where metal detectors and surveillance cameras are in place. concerns are especially high in georgia, where the secretary of state has received numerous threats since the 2020 election. the city of oakland is preparing for any possible fallout from tomorrow's election results. several businesses in the downtown area have boarded up their windows to help reduce possible storefront damage, should there be any unrest. also, barriers are in place around oakland police headquarters. the city says there will be additional officers on patrol to ensure any protests remain peaceful. >> well, vice president harris will be watching the results from her ama mater of howard university in washington, d.c, and excitement is really building on campus about the potential of one of its most famous graduates becoming the next president of the united states. >> an abc seven news anchor, julian glover, is live from the campus tonight. julian, you've been talking with students. must be incredibly exciting. what are they telling you? >> hey, there. good evening. dan and kristen. yes, they are

incredibly excited. hello and welcome from washington, d.c, our home. for at least the next couple of nights, maybe the next several nights, depending on how quickly those election results roll in. those students from the bay area have been telling me they're excited, they're optimistic, they're proud. and, you know, leading up to this big week, there's been a lot of discussion, lots of discourse on if vice president kamala harris has been doing enough to reach the youngest voters, those gen z voters here at her ama mater. it's team harris walls all the way. crews are busy putting barriers in place on howard university's campus ahead of vice president kamala harris's election night watch party on the yard. security is tight and excitement is high. >> seeing a girl. a woman from oakland, california, having a chance. and hopefully we get this dub tomorrow. winning, becoming president. it's just amazing. like i honestly believe anything is possible. honestly. >> brandon horton is from vallejo and camilla jacobs is from richmond. they're both a part of the club. howard

students hailing from the golden state. they've been getting out the word to get out and vote. >> i feel like no candidate is perfect, but at the same time, it's like, who can best fit my needs? like, i am a woman. a lot of like, things that she is fighting for and trying to push for. benefit me as a black woma. >> vice president harris graduated from howard university in 1986 from the school of arts and sciences. it will be the backdrop for a potential victory speech. if she is successful. doctor marilyn coakley taught harris in 1985, just her second year teaching. there are no words for it. >> it's i'm very excited and i think she deserves the presidency. i think so. so she's she's fantastic. and as a student already, she was a good student, a great student, a brilliant student. >> jacob monroe is a sophomore at howard at just 19 years old. this is the first election he's eligible to vote in. his father has known harris since they were teenagers. for monroe, she's an inspiration. >> i remember the first speech i

went to uh- of her was her attorney general inaugural speech. and during that speech, she actually looked at me and my brother and told her, told us that we're the future of america. and ever since then that memories kind of stuck with me. and i kind of carried that on throughout my life. >> no matter the results, these howard bison couldn't be more proud of their most famous alumna. if vice president kamala harris wins the presidency, what would your message be to her? >> i would thank her as well for paving the way for all of us. i'd probably let her know that she'll be voting for me as well. pretty soon because i'm like, she's inspired so many of us. i think a lot of us have been saying, like, who's next? who's going to run for president next? >> classes were held remotely on class today, so those students weren't skipping class to be able to speak with me. they'll be held remotely for the rest of the week, except for tomorrow on election day, where classes are canceled. as for that election night, watch party at the yard, just through those barriers here on campus, it's actually closed off to students, but many of them have been telling me they hope to get as close as possible

to take in a small slice of history. for now, reporting live here in washington, i'm julian glover, abc seven news. >> julian, can you give us a sense for you know, the security there, but also, you know, she's going to be there and also all the other kamala supporters. what that's all going to look like? >> as you can imagine, security is understandably very tight. any time that you have a sitting vice president, any time that you have a presidential candidate that will be amongst folks in this open space, which the yard is, it's a communal space in the middle of several buildings on campus where kids come to hang out between classes. they host concerts for homecoming. so these barriers have been placed all around the howard university campus to make sure that anyone who's not supposed to be inside of this protected area is not. obviously, security top of mind. after those two attempts on former president donald trump's life. so we'll have to see. there's lots of excitement here on campus. and many of the students who've been walking to

and fro tell us they cannot wait to see those election night results rolling. >> what a what an experience for them and for you, julian, giving us great coverage there. thanks so much. >> well, santa clara county is expecting voters to turn out in massive numbers this year. the registrar of voters is predicting 80 to 85% of eligible voters will cast their ballots in this election. so far, more than 431,000 ballots have been returned. that's about 41%. >> it's a very long process of checking signatures, opening, flattening, running them through the machines. our ballot counters have already started. we've already counted, i think, over three 300,000. so as soon as those 8:00 hits tomorrow night, we'll issue our first results. >> officials say if anybody needs a replacement ballot, they can go to the registrar's office or any of the 106 voting centers set up countywide. and a big turnout is as well. today at walnut creek city hall in contra costa county, voters waited in a

line that stretched out of the city council chambers, down through the lobby and out the front doors. officials say extra polling booths have been set up to keep up with all the demand. yeah, abc seven news, of course, helping you navigate all the races and measures on the ballot. we have a voter guide on abc seven news.com where you can look up races in your county. you'll find it under the election section as we continue more threats of school closures, this time in the south bay and how you can voice your feelings about a potential toll hike on seven bay area bridges.

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as to release the superintendents recommendations for school closures. >> abc seven news south bay reporter dustin dorsey spoke with the superintendent about what goes into this big decision around hundreds of students and

families left in limbo as the fate of their schools hangs in the balance. >> alum rock union school district is closing and consolidating up to nine schools to make up for $20 million in budget shortfalls. superintendent herman cerda told families at a town hall, it's the only way for the district to survive. >> i understand their frustration. i understand their anxiety in order for this district to continue to self-govern to exist, when you submit your budget to the county, you have to show three years that you're fiscally solvent. we are only showing two years. the third year we're bankrupt. >> there are 22 schools in the district, and of these 13 up to nine will be recommended by cerda to close or consolidate to save $10 million this year. he's considering things like specialized programs, enrollment and geography when deciding which schools to choose. cerda says the district saves roughly $1 million per school closed. >> you can cut every program. it's not going to get you there. you can cut staff. it's not

going to get you there. right now, it's the closures. okay. it's the consolidation of, you know, certain programs and students that that we need to do. >> low enrollment is also the reason for the budget deficit. the district loses $15,000 for each student who leaves the district. and in the past ten years, cerda says, enrollment has been cut in half. >> families can't afford to live here. they're moving out of the area. it's too expensive to live in the bay area. i've talked to families where some of them have 2 or 3 jobs just to pay the rent. >> sara says consolidation will help improve instruction as resources will not be spread out so much in the short term and he hopes that will boost enrollment in the long term. >> are we going to have to do this again? don't know yet, but what we are going to do is we're going to maximize the resources that we have here and improve our programs so that we are attracting more students. >> which schools will officially close will be announced at a later time in san jose. dustin dorsey, abc seven news. >> oakland unified is also

considering school closures. the district is facing a looming $95 million budget deficit. it's considering closures, consolidations, hiring freezes and layoffs. district staff will present the school board with a list of proposals next week. san francisco unified was considering closures, but with the appointment of a new superintendent, that plan has been put on hold for now. the district says it needs to balance its budget to avoid a state takeover. and that deadline is december 15th. >> the union representing san francisco police officers is suing the police commission. the police officers association wants to overturn a department policy that bans cops from pulling over people for low level offenses. the police commission approved the policy in february with the goal of reducing so-called pretextual stops, which critics say impacts people of color disproportionately. the peoa police officers association argues it violates california state law because the policy conflicts with the vehicle code. in a statement, the city

attorney's office says they will review the suit and respond accordingly once they've been served with the actual lawsuit. meantime, san francisco city leaders announced a partnership between the city and real estate investment company bxp to upgrade the embarcadero plaza. bxp is the owner of salesforce tower. a possible renovations to the plaza include a new children's playground, spaces for entertainment, and a marketplace. bxp has pledged $2.5 million for the project. the city would pay $15 million. >> all right, now is your chance to give your $0.02 on the latest proposal to hike tolls on the bay area's seven state owned bridges, starting at five, the bay area toll authority is taking comment by email. if approved, increases would be phased in over the next five years, starting january 2026. that's when the toll would jump to 8.50. it would increase by $1 every year until 2030, when it would reach $11.50.

>> all right. just ahead, we'll check in with sports director larry beil and whiskey made from the tears of your football rivals. >> yes and we need real experienced leadership. we need mark farrell. our interim mayor who got things done. who showed we can clear tent encampments, fight crime, and address the drug crisis. who will make the tough choices for our city's future. "i'm mark farrell. i'm running for mayor because san francisco deserves better." "i'm ready to deliver that change on day one." mark farrell. a proven leader with the experience we need.

pointed to christian mccaffrey making his season debut this sunday at tampa bay. mccaffrey was out on the practice field today in santa clara. no, we didn't see him doing anything at full speed during the time that

the media is allowed to get video. it's only a couple minutes. now christian's been nursing achilles tendinitis in both legs. it really flared up in training camp. mccaffrey ended up going to germany for some procedure to speed up the healing process. still no official word that the nfl offensive player of the year from last season will play on sunday, but teammates are encouraged to see him back out on the field. >> probably put him in any offense going to make him better. so you know, obviously our offense is kind of tailor made to him and some of his strengths. so it's definitely going to be a tremendous lift for us. >> i was, you know, looking forward to be a part of such a great room and then obviously learn from a guy like that. but, you know, just everybody in that room is excited to learn from. so it's been great. i'm excited for him to be back. i know he's excited to be back. you know how hard he's been working. so you know i'm excited for it. >> all right. we'll see if christian mccaffrey is back on sunday. sports on abc seven sponsored by smart and final. speaking of stars returning. steph curry missed three games playing tonight in washington for the warriors. the warriors

won three games without him. we did great. yes we did great. we did great. i did nothing i did nothing. did you see my effort out there? yeah, yeah. >> thanks, larry. all right. >> well, if you like to drown your sorrows after your team loses a whiskey, especially for you will soon be available. it's called crier ball and will be made with actual human tears collected from fans after nfl and college rivalry games in the coming weeks, the tears will be taken, will then be have to undergo a sterilization process and be distilled. obviously look for the limited edition whiskey next year. that's probably a hard pass on my part. >> exactly. all right, let's check out our weather with spencer. are you in? oh, no. i think i'll pass on this one. let's start with our big news in weather, which, of course, is our red flag warning for high fire danger for the entire bay area. goes into effect 11 a.m. tomorrow until 7 a.m. thursday. winds out of the north northeast at 25 plus miles per hour. gusts up to 55mph or higher. relative humidity will be dangerously

low, and that pattern will be with us through thursday. friday things sort of normalize. humidity comes up a bit, the winds get calmer. then going into the weekend, we gain a few clouds and chances of drizzle and or rain. dan and kristen. >> all right thank you spencer. >> all right.

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world news tonight with david muir at 930. catch. jeopardy! followed by wheel of fortune at 1030. a special edition of abc seven news. then stay with us for abc seven news at 11. >> and before we leave you, we want to spend a moment on the life and legacy of the just a giant in the music industry, quincy jones, who worked with frank sinatra, michael jackson, ray charles and so many more passed away over the weekend. >> he was a towering figure in both music and television. >> reporter george pennacchio

has a look back at his career. >> love. laugh. live and give. that's what it's about. >> quincy jones knew early on he wanted a career in music. as a teenager. he used to think about composing scores for movies, something he would end up doing dozens of times. >> when i started, no black composers on single screen credits, and two people helped me solve that, and that was sidney poitier, who gave me six films, and sidney lumet. >> jones would be nominated for seven oscars over the years, most famously three nominations alone, two for music for his work on 1985 the color purple, which he produced with steven spielberg. long before that, he worked with such greats as sarah vaughan, ray charles, peggy lee, and frank sinatra. jones influenced many who followed in his footsteps. in a statement today, doctor dre wrote, quincy is the reason why i decided to become a record producer forever. inspired. and dionne

warwick said of her dear friend, his presence will continue to be felt through the many musical talents he produced over the years. jones collaborated with michael jackson a lot over the years, beginning when he worked on the music for 1978 the wiz. he would later guide jackson's solo career, including partnering on the thriller album, which sold more than 100 million records worldwide. jones also co-produced this famous song, we are the world. >> we are the children. >> the song, featuring so many stars, raised money for famine relief in africa and was eventually said to be the best selling single in u.s. and pop music history. jones liked to work. his company also produced television shows, including the fresh prince of bel-air. he founded vibe magazine. he wrote his autobiography. his friend steven spielberg wrote of him,

for all of us who value what quincy jones contributed to art society and the human race, he was the world. we are his children. george pennacchio for abc seven news. >> he was something else. amazing, man. >> yeah, what a legacy. that's going to do it for abc seven news at four. >> i'm kristen sze and i'm dan ashley for spencer kristen larry biel all of us here. we appreciate your time. our next newscast is at 1030. monday night football is next. enjoy the bowl games.

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